Weather-strip



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

cHAELEs A. EINKLEY, oE'rnoY, oHio.

WEATHER-STRI P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,364, dated January 6, 1885.

Application filed August 30, 1884.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs A. BINKLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in feather-Strips, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to improvements in weather-strips; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference are made indicating correspondingpartsin the several igures, Figure lis a view of a portion of a housefront showing a door with my improvements applied.v Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same, showing the door in a closed position. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view ofthe door, showing the strip in a raised position; and Fig. 4 isa detail view of the door, showing the manner of applying the spring.

Referring to the said drawings by letter, A indicates a door, which may be of any ordinary or approved construction. B indicates the weather-strip,which is composed of wood, in a form substantially as shown, having its inner upper longitudinal portion plane, as at n, for the attachment ofthe hinges in connecting the said strip to the door, the said plane portion being inclined a little inwardly, so as to permit the strip to rise sufficient to clear the threshold before being stopped by the lug or short arm b, arranged upon one of the hinges. under longitudinal side i'or the engagement of the spring C, which is secured to the door in a manner presently explained.

D indicates an elastic iiat strip, which is secured to the outer under side of the strip B, with a sufficient portion thereof projecting longitudinally, so as to be bound and form a close joint between the threshold and strip B by the pressure of the latter when brought in engagement with the cam E, secured on the inner lower side of the doorframe, as more fully shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

In securing the spring C to the door, I first remove from the outer lower side of the door rlhc strip B is plane on itsy (No model.)

shown. -I then return the said piece to the door, bringing the said spring within the recess d, and rmly secure the piece previously removed from the door in any well-known manner, the arm g of the spring projecting upwardly and outwardly to engage the under side of the strip B.

It will be perceived that the strip B is hinged to the door a sufficient distance above the lower horizontal edge of the latter, so that when the door is partly closed the atmosphere will `not be entirely shut out, and when the door is open the strip in its normal position will permit the passage of a broomhead under itin sweeping the floor of a room.

Vhile I have shown but one hinge having the forwardly-projecting arm-or stop-lug, it is obvious that one may be used on both hinges, if found desirable, and such may be found preferable in heavy doors to prevent undue wear and strain upon the joints.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ise- 1. The combination, with the door, of the strip B, spring engaging the under side of the same, and the hingehaving the forwardly-extcnding arm or stop-lug formed integral with the said hinge, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the door, of the strip B,havingits upperinnersidc inclined inwardly, and its under longitudinal side plane, the hinges having the forwardly-extending arm or stop-lug, the spring engaging the uuder side of the said strip, the elasticI Strip, and the cam secured to the door-frame, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with the door having the recess d, of the block F and the spiral spring arranged in the said recess, with one ot its ends secured to the said block, and its opposite end adapted to engage the said strip B, substantially as speciied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. BINKLEY.

Witnesses:

G. T. THoMAs, C. F. DILTs. 

